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Tablet Computing 2013
What is a tablet?
A tablet computer is a mobile computer primarily operated by touchscreen (a form that does not require a mouse or keyboard).
Tablet computing has been around long before the Apple iPad:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/15/history-tablet-pc-photos_n_538806.html#s77827&title=RAND_Tablet_1964
Benefits of Tablet Computing:
Portability
Ease of use
Touch screen interface
Personal features
Available applications
Connectivity
Application in an educational and business setting
Problems with Tablet Computing:
costly (more expensive than laptops)
virtual keyboard
trouble printing
shortage of applications
What People Look for in a Tablet Computer:
Key Terms (Vocab)
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Tablet Computer
Steve Jobs
http://its.sdsmt.edu/140707/
Description of tablet capabilities
Touchscreen
Bill Gates
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/15/history-tablet-pc-photos_n_538806.html#s77827&title=RAND_Tablet_1964
A timeline that displays the history of tablet computers
Virtual Keyboard
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203986604577253162552946038.html
Problems with Tablets
Slate Computers
http://readwrite.com/2012/04/22/how_the_ipad_is_changing_education
The iPad: An Obvious Use Case for Education
Tablet- a form that does not require a mouse or keyboard
http://mashable.com/2012/01/06/tablet-publishing-education/
Tablet poised to revolutionize higher education
Apple iPad
http://edudemic.com/2012/12/25-ways-to-use-tablets-in-the-classroom/
A list of possible uses of tablet computers in the modern classroom
Gesture based interfaces
http://www.talklets.com/
Pen computing technology
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130205-t-is-for-tablet-computer
An article about the role tablet computers will play in the future.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9012238/Eight_reasons_tablet_PCs_have_missed_the_mainstream_?taxonomyId=15&pageNumber=5
8 problems with Tablet PCs
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Tablet Computing 2013
What is a tablet?
A tablet computer is a mobile computer primarily operated by touchscreen (a form that does not require a mouse or keyboard).
Tablet computing has been around long before the Apple iPad:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/15/history-tablet-pc-photos_n_538806.html#s77827&title=RAND_Tablet_1964
Benefits of Tablet Computing:
Problems with Tablet Computing:
What People Look for in a Tablet Computer: